Welcome to our Wetland Webquest!

You need to use the links found on our class webquest homepage to answer the following questions. 1. What are wetlands? An area characterized by a high content of soil moisture Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/wetlands-1#ixzz1JKksoI00

2. Why are wetlands important? Went there are floods the wetland sucks up the water. thats how it becomes wet.

3. What animals and plants are found in the wetlands?You can find Alligators,Green tree frog,purple loosestrips,and Doddlers

4. What are some causes for wetland loss?The cause for wetland loss is to much flooding and purple loosesrtips

5. What are five of the animals and six of the plants in the wetlands that are endangered?Beavers,Rats,Birds,Lizards,Ducks,Asphodel

6. What can be done to protect the wetlands? To protect the wetlands things that you can do is cut down purple loose strips,stop poluting in the water and,if this is being done stop killing the animals.

Based on what you have read, answer the following questions. List the 3 conditions that determine if an area is considered a wetland 1. 2. 3. List some (at least four of each) plants and animals found in the New Jersey wetlands. Plants: Animals: Why are wetlands important to humans? to wildlife? to the environment? What factors contribute to the loss of wetlands? What are some things that middle school students can do to help protect wetland areas?

1.The place will having these kind of animals:Alligator,Ducks,and curtain birds.

2. It would probably have purple loosesrtips.

3.It should look or be a swamp.